Government considers extending its education cash grant initiative to private school students

Jul 18, 2021 News

Kaieteur News – The Government is considering the extension of its ‘Because We Care’ Education Cash Grant initiative to private school students. This revelation was made by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand during a speech at the CV Nunes Primary School during the distribution of the “Because We Care” cash grant

The Vice President stated, “some parents have been making a solid case that they struggle at home to send their kids to private schools, it’s not as though they’re rich and in a way those kids who go to private schools, take some pressure off of the public schools.”
He further added that the Government will take into consideration all the facts and will come to a decision very soon.
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education commenced with the “Because We Care” cash grant and the school uniform and supplies grant to children in the public school system last Wednesday.
The ‘Because We Care’ grant is valued at $15,000 per child this year and the School Uniform and Supplies Grant valued at $4,000, giving a total of $19,000 for each child in the public education system.
Approximately 172,000 students will benefit from this programme giving a total of $3.2B going towards children and families across Guyana. Unlike last year, the school uniform and supplies grant will not be given in the form of a voucher but rather as cash.